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(U) National Gang Intelligence Center
(U) The NGIC was established by Congress in
2005 in order to support law enforcement
agencies through timely and accurate
information sharing and to provide strategic
and tactical analysis to federal, state, and local
law enforcement. A multi-agency fusion center,
the NGIC integrates its resources to investigate
and study the growth, migration, and criminal
networks of gangs that pose a significant threat
to communities throughout the United States.
The NGIC is comprised of representatives
from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI);
US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA);
US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and
Explosives (ATF); Federal Bureau of Prisons
(BOP); United States Marshals Service (USMS);
US Department of Defense (DOD); and US
Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
(U) A key function of the NGIC is to educate
the law enforcement community on all matters
relevant to gangs. In its mission to educate law
enforcement, NGIC analysts use their subject
matter expertise to train state, local, federal,
and international gang investigators. The NGIC
further educates law enforcement by integrating
its resources to create and disseminate
intelligence products that ultimately widen
awareness and promote officer safety.
(U) One of the NGIC’s primary resources is
NGIC Online. A web-based information system,
NGIC Online supplies state, local, federal, and
international law enforcement partners with
an array of tools designed to facilitate research
on gang-related intelligence. NGIC Online
is available through the Law Enforcement
Enterprise Portal (LEEP). To access NGIC Online,
law enforcement officers must first authenticate
their credentials through the LEEP website,
www.cjis.gov. Users can then connect directly
to NGIC Online and employ its resources to
obtain intelligence on a stream of matters
relevant to gang populations and activities
across the nation. A digital warehouse of data,
NGIC Online contains a Gang Encyclopedia;
Signs, Symbols, and Tattoos Database; Gang
Terms Dictionary; Intelligence Library; and a
Gang Training and Events Calendar, all of which
are fully searchable and provide users with a
vast collection of intelligence products; images;
announcements; officer safety alerts; and other
materials aimed to promote gang awareness
and to assist gang investigations at state, local,
and federal levels. NGIC Online also features
two communication platforms – a Discussion
Board and a Request for Information portal –
that allow users to solicit analytical assistance
from the NGIC and to communicate with the
NGIC’s network of gang subject matter experts.
The NGIC encourages NGIC Online users to
post announcements, share comments and
suggestions, and contribute intelligence.
(U) For further information, the NGIC may be
contacted via email at ngic@leo.gov or by
telephone at 1-800-366-9501.
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